2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Massachusetts

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studiesdoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #24 out of the 33 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students pursuing a doctor's degree.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Massachusetts

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Parks & Rec Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Springfield College
Springfield, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Springfield College if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies from Springfield College

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University of Massachusetts - Boston
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies needs to look into University of Massachusetts - Boston. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies from University of Massachusetts - Boston

Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	27	7

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Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Professions	1,974
Public Administration & Social Service	84
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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